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Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken Skewers
Sweet and savory grilled chicken with caramelized pineapple chunks
⏱️ Prep: 30min🍳 Cook: 15min⏰ Total: 45min👥 Serves: 24🌡️ hot
✓ dairy-free
⚠️ Contains: 🫘 Soy, 🌱 Sesame
Ingredients
- 2 lbschicken breast(cut into 1-inch cubes)
- 2 cupsfresh pineapple(cut into 1-inch chunks)
- 0.5 cupsoy sauce
- 0.25 cuphoney
- 2 tbsprice vinegar
- 1 tbspsesame oil
- 2 clovesgarlic(minced)
- 1 tspfresh ginger(grated)
- 1 tbspcornstarch(mixed with 2 tbsp water)
- 2 tbspsesame seeds(for garnish)
- 2green onions(sliced, for garnish)
- 12wooden skewers(soaked in water 30 minutes)
📝 Make Ahead
Chicken can marinate up to 24 hours. Skewers can be assembled up to 4 hours ahead; refrigerate. Grill just before serving.
Instructions
- Whisk soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger for marinade
- Reserve half the marinade for glaze; marinate chicken in other half for 30 minutes to 2 hours
- Thread chicken and pineapple alternately onto soaked skewers
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat
- Grill skewers 4-5 minutes per side until chicken is cooked through and has grill marks
- While grilling, simmer reserved marinade with cornstarch slurry until thickened
- Brush glaze on skewers during last minute of cooking
- Arrange on platter and drizzle with extra glaze
- Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions
💡 Pro Tips
Don't marinate longer than 24 hours or the acid will make chicken mushy. Fresh pineapple contains enzymes that tenderize meat - use within 2 hours or use canned. Soak wooden skewers to prevent burning. The glaze should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
📜 History
Teriyaki sauce originated in Japan as a cooking technique (teri meaning luster, yaki meaning grill). The addition of pineapple is an American-Hawaiian adaptation that adds natural sweetness and helps tenderize the meat. It's become a backyard BBQ staple.
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